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IELTS word

classify

/ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/verb

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English definition

to put things into groups based on shared features

Common phrases / collocations

  1. classify by
  2. classify as
  3. classify data

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The biologist used shape to classify the shells.

  2. 2.

    Students classified the leaves by size.

  3. 3.

    The library classifies books by subject.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A biologist sorts different shells into distinct groups on a table.
to put things into groups based on shared features
1shells mixed
2groups formed
shells mixed→groups formed